Spiritual Tourism XV - Heavens on Earth - Chottanikkara Amba Temple

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This is one of the most famous temples  in Ernakulam District.

Legend has it that this was once a dense forest and a tribal called Kannappan used to live here.  He was a devotee of the Mother Divine and he used to sacrifice an animal daily to the Goddess. He had a cute daughter who had a pet, a cow. Kannappan used to sacrifice cows also. One day Kannappan could not find an animal to sacrifice and he told his daughter that he is sacrificing her pet cow. She entreated him to sacrifice her instead of her beloved cow. Kannappan changed his mind. He was a reformed man later on. He repented for the animal sacrifices done by him.  Repentance is to cease from sinning.  He and the pet cow stayed near the Temple that night. Next day the cow had turned into stone and Kannppan knew that the cow was indeed the Mother Goddess ! That day the Lord Vishnu gave Kannappan a vision, forgiving his sins ! The Lord promised that he will abide in the temple forever and the concept of Lakshmi  Narayana ( a combination of Purusha and Prakriti, the male and female components of the Ultimate ) came into being here !

The place where Kannappan used to sacrifice cows is of low elevation and is called Keezhe Kavu, a place devoted to the Mother Divine as Time Personified, Kali, who is Kaala Swaroopini.

 

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jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga have always fought with each other ! Our aim is not to support any, but give an integral solution to the perpetual fight betwixt Head and Heart !

A well known quote is that the Heart has its own reasons which the Head need not know of. All Religions averr that Love is greater than Intelligence.

If the HIghest Wisdom is Love, we have to move from an intellect based living to a heart centred living, thus modifying the Equation Prajnanasya Nama dheyani Bhavantu Sarvam to Premasya Nama dheyani Bhavantu Sarvam. Prajnane Pratishtitam to Preme Pratishtitam and PrAjnanam Brahma to Premam Brahma !

Not only is there a fight for supremacy between VIrtue and VIce but other fights also. Beween Conscience and Expedience. Between Head and the Heart.

                                                                                

    

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Give us Wisdom, give us Prosperity
Give us Fame, O Mighty One
Give us comeliness, give us Victory
Give us Bliss Everlasting !

Vidya vantam Yasaswantham
Lakshmi Vantam Janam Kuru
Roopam Dehi Jayam Dehi
Yaso Dehi Dwisho Jahi.

 

The major festival of this temple is in the sidereal month of Aquarius or Kumbha. The Goddess comes out and blesses her devotees then. Makam Thozhal, or Vision of the Mother during the day when the Moon tenants the constellation of Regulus or Magha is another sacred day here.

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Regulus or Magha or Alpha Leonis  is a massive star and is 79 light years from the Earth. It is huge and its mass is 3.8 times the Solar Mass. The day when the Moon tenants Magha is believed to be the Birthday of Mother Divine of Chottanikkara.  

 

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A glorious song extolling the Thamburatti, the Queen of the Universe.

Adi Thozhunnen Devi
Mudi Thozhunnen 
Adi thottu mudiyolam
Udal Thozhunnen !

We bow before Thy Feet
Also before Thy Hair divine !

Even in the mundane and the divine
Thou art the Empress
Thou art the Queen Regal
Of the Universes fourteen.

Ihathilum parathilum Thamburatti
Erezhulakilum Thamburatti
Janani yallo Janakanallo
Janma janmantara bandhuvallo !

Thou art Janani
Thou art Janaka
Thou art the Friend
In all births human !

 

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